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they're more, i don't think they believe medicare part d was a good bill. if they did, granting them the premise, they were dead right on how they did it. it is a lesson democrats should learn. >> i want to ask each of you -- i think that -- passing this bill probably is the biggest political impediment on capitol hill are those in the more moderate or conservative districts, the, so called blue dogs. i don't mean to suggest they're the only impediment, they're -- there are folks on left and right who have concerns about the process that we thought is the pathway to get this done. i think at the end of the day, it is the blue dogs going to be the last and probably the most difficult to come over and vote for this bill. assess their interests and how you would speak to those interests. so, i don't know who wants to go first on that one. >> well, obviously, the number one issue for the blue dogs, other than surviving in november, they're -- the substantive issue for them on health reform is bending the curve by a margin. and some way out of the -- the fiscal
they're more, i don't think they believe medicare part d was a good bill. if they did, granting them the premise, they were dead right on how they did it. it is a lesson democrats should learn. >> i want to ask each of you -- i think that -- passing this bill probably is the biggest political impediment on capitol hill are those in the more moderate or conservative districts, the, so called blue dogs. i don't mean to suggest they're the only impediment, they're -- there are folks on left...
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medicare. medicare. it would seem that had the specter of the stigma is growing taller, whether they are eligible due to circumstances, seemed to becoming second-class citizens, and this is slipping away from the debate. i could go on for quite some time about this, but i wonder if anyone will address these issues of the dwindling pool of primary care providers and the stigma that some of these existing plants are getting, not to mention the stigma of the public plan. where are these providers going to come from with the ever- increasing cost? i will be happy to take my comments off the air. guest: with regard to state medicaid and cost, all those would be made newly eligible for the program through the reform. they would be enrolled in the states, but states would receive very high matching rates. so the government would be internalizing the vast majority of the cost associated with those newly-eligible individuals coming into the medicaid program. . @@@@@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and i think
medicare. medicare. it would seem that had the specter of the stigma is growing taller, whether they are eligible due to circumstances, seemed to becoming second-class citizens, and this is slipping away from the debate. i could go on for quite some time about this, but i wonder if anyone will address these issues of the dwindling pool of primary care providers and the stigma that some of these existing plants are getting, not to mention the stigma of the public plan. where are these providers...
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medicare advantage is a private program. they do not see themselves as a direct recipients. >> how can that be? [laughter] Ñi>> when the medicare point -- plan was set up, it tried to preserve the professional autonomy of doctors and hospitals and people view it that way. >> is a wonder. >> go ahead. >> i am mr. kaplan. no mention has been made of the employer-employee relationship and so much of the medical costs are the employee having an exclusion from income of the cost of plans paid by the employer. now at one time, these costs paid by the employer or taxes. -- were taxes. back in world war ii, when there was great price control and a shortage of labor, great pressure was put on the internal revenue service to come out with a ruling which excluded this from income. it was rather strange. because if the employer paid for your food or your clothing, that would all be taxed. but health care was taken out. that was a way of really attracting more labor back into the market. now what do you think the impact on costs would b
medicare advantage is a private program. they do not see themselves as a direct recipients. >> how can that be? [laughter] Ñi>> when the medicare point -- plan was set up, it tried to preserve the professional autonomy of doctors and hospitals and people view it that way. >> is a wonder. >> go ahead. >> i am mr. kaplan. no mention has been made of the employer-employee relationship and so much of the medical costs are the employee having an exclusion from income...
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how to make medicare at a fee. host: banks, we will go at this point because we will have an hour-long later on health care. today concerning the senate, your view, the independent line from anderson, indiana. caller: it is truly disgusting after the display of the health care fiasco you have seen. the conservative an element is tearing up the fabric of democracy. after watching the sonia sotomayor confirmation hearings you have a 99 white guys who question people's patriotism if they have any anglo-saxon heritage and any pride in it. but that we were supposed to be a melting pot. with this conservative movement with the next retiring justice -- barack obama will feel somewhat reluctant to appoint anyone but a white person. i know he does not have the gumption to elect a black person. we have seen how he has kowtowed to pressure from the racist, radical right. the senate itself is being used as a mechanism to make a mockery of democracy lately. the senators hold out for special gift for health care. host: thanks fo
how to make medicare at a fee. host: banks, we will go at this point because we will have an hour-long later on health care. today concerning the senate, your view, the independent line from anderson, indiana. caller: it is truly disgusting after the display of the health care fiasco you have seen. the conservative an element is tearing up the fabric of democracy. after watching the sonia sotomayor confirmation hearings you have a 99 white guys who question people's patriotism if they have any...
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medicare pays between 80% and 90% of the costs. and the rest of the costs are shifted to private health insurers, meaning people out in private businesses are actually getting taxed again. and what congressman thompson was talking about, another thing that's left out this particular plan that's really unfair is that you're not even putting in the so-called doctor fix. now, let me explain that to the viewing public out there that there is in 1997 there was a plan, a bill passed here called the sustainable growth rate, how medicare pays the physicians. and what happened was that there was supposed to be cuts every year. and this year there was supposed to be a 21% cut to physicians, which if that happens, nobody's going to be able to see a medicare patient. and that's not even in here. it's over a $200 billion price tag that's not even listed in this current $1 trillion price tag. mr. akin: will the gentleman yield for a question? so that statistic -- mr. thompson: will the gentleman yield for a question? so that statistic, that reim
medicare pays between 80% and 90% of the costs. and the rest of the costs are shifted to private health insurers, meaning people out in private businesses are actually getting taxed again. and what congressman thompson was talking about, another thing that's left out this particular plan that's really unfair is that you're not even putting in the so-called doctor fix. now, let me explain that to the viewing public out there that there is in 1997 there was a plan, a bill passed here called the...
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let me talk about medicare. medicare will be broke in eight years if we do nothing. right now we give -- we give about $17 billion in subsidies to insurance companies through the medicare system -- your tax dollars. but when we tried to eliminate them, suddenly there were ads on tv -- "oh, obama is trying to cut medicare." i get all these seniors writing letters: "why are you trying to cut my medicare benefits?" i'm not trying to cut your medicare benefits. i'm trying to stop paying these insurance companies all this money so i can give you a more stable program. the point is this: none of the big issues that we face in this country are simple. everybody wants to act like they're simple. everybody wants to say that they can be done easily. but they're complicated. they're tough. the health care system is a big, complicated system, and doing it right is hard. energy. if we want to be energy independent -- i'm for more oil production. i am for -- i am for new forms of energy. i'm for a safe nuclear industry. i'm not ideological about this. but we also have to acknowled
let me talk about medicare. medicare will be broke in eight years if we do nothing. right now we give -- we give about $17 billion in subsidies to insurance companies through the medicare system -- your tax dollars. but when we tried to eliminate them, suddenly there were ads on tv -- "oh, obama is trying to cut medicare." i get all these seniors writing letters: "why are you trying to cut my medicare benefits?" i'm not trying to cut your medicare benefits. i'm trying to...
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being a senior citizen above the age of 65, you are on medicare. to the extent that medicare does provide the things that you're looking at for your care, well, we've sort of addressed that. but how much better couldal retirement health care be if we were to make the kinds of reforms they would like to see in health care? and here's what i'd like to see and how they relate to retirement. i would like to see everybody in the united states be able to buy their owner health insurance and take that health insurance with them when they change jobs. you know, we provide health insurance through americans through their worth and when they leave that job, and millions do every year, they lose that shunchts that's one of the major causes for uninsurance. it also is a huge but secret cost on health insurance helping to raise the prices of health insurance rather than lowering them. when you buy your own car insurance or health insurance, you're shopping around. and you're finding the lowest price and the best coverage. you should be able to do that for healt
being a senior citizen above the age of 65, you are on medicare. to the extent that medicare does provide the things that you're looking at for your care, well, we've sort of addressed that. but how much better couldal retirement health care be if we were to make the kinds of reforms they would like to see in health care? and here's what i'd like to see and how they relate to retirement. i would like to see everybody in the united states be able to buy their owner health insurance and take that...
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this is, to me, akin to the historic effort to, for example, put in place medicare and medicaid, but i think it's more like, to my mind, covering the seniors, you know, seniors are no longer the poorest americans, young people are now, kids, but there was a day in american hive when seniors, especially older women really were in needs of protection, a social safety net. we saw some of that with social security and don't forget it covers widows, orphans and that kind of thing and then with medicare, again, to pick up the idea that the elderly should not be struggling for healthcare coverage, and now, i think the extension would be to make sure that all americans have some basic levels of healthcare coverage and that people don't have to scrap for, you know -- don't have to worry about having some catastrophic illness that will bankrupt them. it is not only them. we think of it in terms of individuals, but i can't tell you how often when i'm not doing or or thing, i come across people who are small business owners who complain about the high cost of healthcare benefits for employees an
this is, to me, akin to the historic effort to, for example, put in place medicare and medicaid, but i think it's more like, to my mind, covering the seniors, you know, seniors are no longer the poorest americans, young people are now, kids, but there was a day in american hive when seniors, especially older women really were in needs of protection, a social safety net. we saw some of that with social security and don't forget it covers widows, orphans and that kind of thing and then with...
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let me talk about medicare. medicare will be broken in eight years if we do nothing. right now we give about $17 billion in subsidies to insurance companies through the medicare system. your tax dollars. but when we try to eliminate them, suddenly there are ads on tv -- "obama is trying to cut medicare." i'd get all these seniors are writing letters -- "what are you trying to cut medicare benefits?" i am not try to cut medicare benefits. i am trying to stop paying these insurance companies all this money so that we can give you a more stable program. [applause] the point is this -- not of the big issues that we face in this country are simple. everybody wants to act like it is simple. everybody wants to say that they can be done easily. but they are complicated, they are tough. the health-care system is a big, complicated system, and doing it right is hard. energy -- if we want to be energy independent, i am for more oil production, i am for new forms of energy, time for a safe nuclear energy. i'm not ideological about this. but we also have to acknowledge that if we
let me talk about medicare. medicare will be broken in eight years if we do nothing. right now we give about $17 billion in subsidies to insurance companies through the medicare system. your tax dollars. but when we try to eliminate them, suddenly there are ads on tv -- "obama is trying to cut medicare." i'd get all these seniors are writing letters -- "what are you trying to cut medicare benefits?" i am not try to cut medicare benefits. i am trying to stop paying these...
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when we get the job done without cutting medicare or raising your taxes. the solutions are not devised behind closed doors with special interests have in the final say. we are soliciting feedback on facebook and twitter, working with governments and mayors to develop the best ideas, and all the details are available at solutions.gop.gov. president obama and democratic leaders in washington have a choice, work of republicans to get the nation back on its feet or double down on the policies that make matters worse. at the state of the union, will listen to what the press and has to stay. make no mistake, the powers that be in washington keep turning their backs on the people, republicans will continue to challenge the status quo and offer better solutions. our fight for reform, for freedom, and common sense is far from over. thanks for listening. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> you are watching c-span, created by america's cable companies. up next, the northern virginia couple known as the light house party crashers at a hearing on
when we get the job done without cutting medicare or raising your taxes. the solutions are not devised behind closed doors with special interests have in the final say. we are soliciting feedback on facebook and twitter, working with governments and mayors to develop the best ideas, and all the details are available at solutions.gop.gov. president obama and democratic leaders in washington have a choice, work of republicans to get the nation back on its feet or double down on the policies that...
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funding since medicare was created, the medicare rt prescription program? >> that's right. >> was that the largest increase in medicare entitlement spending since medicare had been created to? >> yes, i think that was the largest increase, not is a the number seven increase over time based on the cost of providing benefits already written into law. in terms of the expansion of benefits, that was a very significant expansion, and it was and acted without any particular means of paying for it being identify. >> in fact, it was asked without being paid for at all, is that correct? >> yes, congressman. >> all that money was borrowed in effect. do you know how much of a tenured -- what does the part d prescription program? >> that's a good question. >> can someone give me a ballpark? 10 years from the time it was passed. what did 10 year cost? [inaudible] >> i'm not sure, congressman. the actual cost is coming below cbo's estimate, even for the below the as that of the office of the actuary at the centers for medicare medicaid services. but still a substantial a
funding since medicare was created, the medicare rt prescription program? >> that's right. >> was that the largest increase in medicare entitlement spending since medicare had been created to? >> yes, i think that was the largest increase, not is a the number seven increase over time based on the cost of providing benefits already written into law. in terms of the expansion of benefits, that was a very significant expansion, and it was and acted without any particular means of...
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i am 67 years old, on medicare select. after the first of the year michael fay went up substantially, even though my primary source of income, social security, was stagnant. they're going backwards. host: thank you for their -- thank you for the call. more from "the baltimore sun." "democrats are able to omit time consuming steps in the senate and prevent republicans from trying to delay the final negotiations. under senate rules, three separate votes are required before negotiators for the two houses may hold a formal meeting. while the three normally are agreed to within seconds, each may be filibustered, and democrats would then have to produce 60 votes to cut off debate. additionally, republicans would have the right to demand votes on nine -- non-bindingñr proposs wants negotiators for the two houses were appointed. that could, in turn, required democrats to vote on political controversies such as wiping out the legislation proposed cuts in medicare, which easily be turned into attack ads in next fall's campaign." bi
i am 67 years old, on medicare select. after the first of the year michael fay went up substantially, even though my primary source of income, social security, was stagnant. they're going backwards. host: thank you for their -- thank you for the call. more from "the baltimore sun." "democrats are able to omit time consuming steps in the senate and prevent republicans from trying to delay the final negotiations. under senate rules, three separate votes are required before...
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l with these scams with health insurance and all these things and they are sucking the life out of medicare and social security. for the veterans of this country and the veterans tat bush left behind it did not -- they did not do anything for the veterans. these programs are what keep the rest of the surviving here. what is happening is that the republican constituents are starting to feel how the rest of america used to feel. host: connecticut, on our independent line, go ahead. caller: what i learned yesterday was democracy in action. if that was a boxing match, president obama 113 rounds. ford simple -- won 13 rounds. i am a fiscal conservative. he called of frank luntz and said it is good to have good talking points on different policies but you cannot throw out jobs. they have to work together. that was amazing. i had never seen anything like it. i watched it on c-span yesterday. i watched it this morning. thank you for everything you do for cspan. host: if you missed the re-air on this, you could go to our website, c-span.org. little rock, arkansas, and arab democrats line -- on our d
l with these scams with health insurance and all these things and they are sucking the life out of medicare and social security. for the veterans of this country and the veterans tat bush left behind it did not -- they did not do anything for the veterans. these programs are what keep the rest of the surviving here. what is happening is that the republican constituents are starting to feel how the rest of america used to feel. host: connecticut, on our independent line, go ahead. caller: what...
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and we get the job done without cutting medicare or raising your taxes. these solutions aren't being devised behind closed doors with special interests having the final say. we're soliciting feedback on facebook and twitter and developing the best ideas, and all the details are available at solutions.gop.gov. those in washington now have a choice -- work with republicans to get our nation back on its feet or double down on the job-killing policies that are making matters worse. so at the state of the union, we'll listen to what the president has to say, but make no mistake -- the powers that be in washington keep turning their backs on the people. the republicans will continue to challenge the status quo and offer better solutions. our fight for reform, for freedom and for common sense is far from over. thanks for listening. >> sunday on "washington journal," a discussion on the status of health care legislation in light of the massachusetts senate election, with byron york of the "washington examiner" and christopher hayes of "the nation." also, a look a
and we get the job done without cutting medicare or raising your taxes. these solutions aren't being devised behind closed doors with special interests having the final say. we're soliciting feedback on facebook and twitter and developing the best ideas, and all the details are available at solutions.gop.gov. those in washington now have a choice -- work with republicans to get our nation back on its feet or double down on the job-killing policies that are making matters worse. so at the state...
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the envision to pay for democrat health care will harm medicare and devastate medicare advantage. passing the democrat's health care bill will harm our economy at a time when we need to focus on creating jobs. i urge seniors to tell their democrat representatives to vote no on this job-killing, deficit-raising bill. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. mrs. maloney: madam speaker, the joint economic committee, which i chair, has just launched a nonpartisan outreach, looking for new and creative ideas to accelerate job creation in our struggling economy. the g.e.s. is looking for ideas that come from outside the bubble of the beltway and that may be outside the box of conventional thinking. we are surveying executives at fortune 100 companies as well as leading small businesses across america looking for their ideas and innovation. the administration has already identified some of the things we must do to cre
the envision to pay for democrat health care will harm medicare and devastate medicare advantage. passing the democrat's health care bill will harm our economy at a time when we need to focus on creating jobs. i urge seniors to tell their democrat representatives to vote no on this job-killing, deficit-raising bill. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the...
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the trustees of medicare say that medicare will go broke in eight years. social security will take somewhat longer. but both are on a path to insolvency if we fail to act. mr. president, it hasn't just been from the more liberal side of the spectrum that the criticism has come. also on the right. "the wall street journal," ran this editorial calling the debt reduction commission or the deficit commission a trap. they say it is a trap that will lead to higher taxes, to more revenue. so on the left and the right we have those complaining that if you move forward to deal with the debt, you're going to make reductions in programs and you're goi i think that's undeniably the case. if you're going to deal with this debt threat, we are going to have to make changes in the spending prowewewewewe are goine changes in the revenue base of the country. i would suggest for those who are concerned about tax increases, the first place to get more revenue is not with the tax increase. the first place to get more revenue is to collect what's actually owed. if you examine t
the trustees of medicare say that medicare will go broke in eight years. social security will take somewhat longer. but both are on a path to insolvency if we fail to act. mr. president, it hasn't just been from the more liberal side of the spectrum that the criticism has come. also on the right. "the wall street journal," ran this editorial calling the debt reduction commission or the deficit commission a trap. they say it is a trap that will lead to higher taxes, to more revenue. so...
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in and talking about controlling costs , when on the first day he came in he could have gotten that medicare bill repealed. the fundamental state of our union needs to be flawed when no one will take responsibility for the state of our union, but just told the ideological or business ties as the motivation for their lives, as opposed to the founding fathers. guest: thank you for that comment. esolution expressing support for designation of january as poverty in america awareness month. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and agree to the resolution. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the host: rep chris van hollen, what do you want to hear from the president? guest: and little recap of where we have been the last year. the president will point out a
in and talking about controlling costs , when on the first day he came in he could have gotten that medicare bill repealed. the fundamental state of our union needs to be flawed when no one will take responsibility for the state of our union, but just told the ideological or business ties as the motivation for their lives, as opposed to the founding fathers. guest: thank you for that comment. esolution expressing support for designation of january as poverty in america awareness month. the...
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vo: if you're over 65, have diabetes and are on medicare... vo: ...call now and we'll send you a free meter. vo: it offers alternate site testing, so you can test on your arm. no more pricking your fingers. vo: and to make it even less painful, the cost of your diabetes testing supplies may be covered by medicare. vo: join over a million others who have chosen liberty medical. vo: call now and receive a free accu-chek aviva meter. vo: plus, for a limited time, get a free cookbook when you join. end tag vo: call the number on your screen. >>> 2009 oscar ballots have been mailed out. the nominees will be announced next month. >> jeremy and i already have some ideas of our own as far as what could get best picture of the year. for me it goes to "precious." i thought that the acting knocked my socks off. it's set in harlem in 1987. where precious is a 16-year-old african-american girl who's pregnant for the second time by her absent father. she's abused emotionally and physically by her mom who you see there played by monique. precious can't read
vo: if you're over 65, have diabetes and are on medicare... vo: ...call now and we'll send you a free meter. vo: it offers alternate site testing, so you can test on your arm. no more pricking your fingers. vo: and to make it even less painful, the cost of your diabetes testing supplies may be covered by medicare. vo: join over a million others who have chosen liberty medical. vo: call now and receive a free accu-chek aviva meter. vo: plus, for a limited time, get a free cookbook when you join....
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seniors, almost 300,000 in our district, more than any other district in the country, they want to cut medicare $500 billion. i've seen the cuts. they're very real. they want to raise taxes on small business. i know the biggest issue we got is the economy and jobs. working families want to get back to work, but yet they want to charge 8% on payroll. i've been in business for 30 years. i'm not a career politician. i can tell you that will kill more jobs than anything. that's a fixed expense. 8% on payroll. they want to charge another 5.4% tax on businesses, and most businesses have pass-through income. whether they are l.l.c., partnership or whatever kind of business, they want to raise the tax fathers 34, let bush's tax cut sunset, and another 5.4, take it 49% in florida. in many states like california that have a state income tax or oregon or new york of 10% or 15%, it could take it up as high as 60%. so these small businesses have a lot of pass-through income. they're not going to have the capital. they are going to be sending the money here. that's going to cut more jobs. it's time to bring
seniors, almost 300,000 in our district, more than any other district in the country, they want to cut medicare $500 billion. i've seen the cuts. they're very real. they want to raise taxes on small business. i know the biggest issue we got is the economy and jobs. working families want to get back to work, but yet they want to charge 8% on payroll. i've been in business for 30 years. i'm not a career politician. i can tell you that will kill more jobs than anything. that's a fixed expense. 8%...
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medicare did until just last few years. those surpluses are being spent in our discretionary account. so, really, these programs have little to do with our record deficits. it's discretionary spending up until recently that's driven the entirety of our debt. deficits, for the most part, come from discretionary spending. mr. president, so this statutory idea that i've proposed is tested and proven. the budget enforcement act of 1990, including very similar provisions that kept the growth of the federal spending low for 12 years. its provisions were extended in 1997 because people found that it was working. the congress felt that it was working. all in all these budget rules helped to achieve four balanced budgets for four consecutive years from 1998 to 2001. and the key component of that, i truly believe, was the statutory caps on spending that were passed during that opinion. many current serving senators were in this chamber in the 1990's, and recognized the necessity. in 1997, 28 currently serving democrats, for example,
medicare did until just last few years. those surpluses are being spent in our discretionary account. so, really, these programs have little to do with our record deficits. it's discretionary spending up until recently that's driven the entirety of our debt. deficits, for the most part, come from discretionary spending. mr. president, so this statutory idea that i've proposed is tested and proven. the budget enforcement act of 1990, including very similar provisions that kept the growth of the...
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and social security and it's crowding out our ability to fund medicare and social security t.'s a threat to those programs as well as the long-term fiscal status of our country. finally, i would just point out, madam president, that i just left a budget committee hearing, and mr. elmendorf, the c.b.o. director, testified this number today and indicated to us that if several more things that probably are likely to occur, occur -- which he did not use in his calculations the number here would be much worse, much higher. he says we are facing a critical economically threatening force of debt that we have got to do better about. and so did chairman conrad and so did ranking member gregg in their opening statements. i would point out that he reaffirmed their score that under the present path we are on, we now pay in 2009, $170 billion per year in interest. that's what we pay on people who loaned us money. the public debt. by 2019, ten years, that debt will triple from $5.7 trillion to over $17 trillion. and the interest we pay in one year on that debt is $799 billion. and when you t
and social security and it's crowding out our ability to fund medicare and social security t.'s a threat to those programs as well as the long-term fiscal status of our country. finally, i would just point out, madam president, that i just left a budget committee hearing, and mr. elmendorf, the c.b.o. director, testified this number today and indicated to us that if several more things that probably are likely to occur, occur -- which he did not use in his calculations the number here would be...
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think working people who have it too good, too much health care, too much social security, too much medicare, too much power on the job, are actually inviting a repeat of 1994. [applause] >> our country cannot stand that. president obama said in his inaugural address the state of the economy calls for action, a bold and swift and we will act in not only to create new jobs but to lay a new foundation. but now is the time to make good on those. for congress, president obama and the american people. we have some ideas with those people can do on the weekend if they don't believe us. go sit with the unemployed, talk to college students looking at tuition hikes and laid off professors and new jobs a graduation, talk to workers whose jobs are being far short and ask what these americans think about their future and ask them what they think of wall street, health insurance companies and big banks. ask them if they wanted government deficits in partnership with those folks for a government that stands up for working people. think about the great promise of america and the great legacy we have inheri
think working people who have it too good, too much health care, too much social security, too much medicare, too much power on the job, are actually inviting a repeat of 1994. [applause] >> our country cannot stand that. president obama said in his inaugural address the state of the economy calls for action, a bold and swift and we will act in not only to create new jobs but to lay a new foundation. but now is the time to make good on those. for congress, president obama and the american...
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. >> thirteen times against voting for the minimum wage. 13 times to cut medicare. he has voted for trade deals like after that send jobs overseas. he is the leader in the senate for privatizing social security. 98% voting record with george bush. so what's behind all the talk? i record that hurts pennsylvania. >> i'm bob casey and i approve this message. >> one of the argus were concerned about that he could make is that he was given for pennsylvania, that he had the seniority to bring a lot of projects on, a lot of jobs on. it took him a while to get out of that message but at the time we started running this, he had finally started talking about that. that's why he talks about delivering for pennsylvania. we wanted to say, no, here is what he is doing to regular pennsylvanians. so it's the set up with a positive and a follow through with the negative. and also reacting, anticipating where he was likely to go with the one message that was going to do him the most good. and what was going to be a tough year for him. we do a lot of work for the esc see, the democrat
. >> thirteen times against voting for the minimum wage. 13 times to cut medicare. he has voted for trade deals like after that send jobs overseas. he is the leader in the senate for privatizing social security. 98% voting record with george bush. so what's behind all the talk? i record that hurts pennsylvania. >> i'm bob casey and i approve this message. >> one of the argus were concerned about that he could make is that he was given for pennsylvania, that he had the...